In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DECIMETRES
Noun
decimetres
plural of decimetre
Anagrams
• decimeters, desert mice
Source: Wiktionary
DECIMETRE
Dec"i*me`ter, Dec"i*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. décimètre; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + mètre. See Meter.]
Definition: A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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